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Behind the counter at Porter’s Pinball Parlor on Main Street in Over-the-Rhine, proprietor Brian Porter has erected a shrine of sorts, a series of questions and answers noting important moments in pinball history.

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Down at Actors Theatre of Louisville, where the annual Humana Festival of New American Plays is underway, the drama is thick upon the ground. And unlike, say, a Shakespeare festival or a weekend at Burning Man, it’s hard to know what to expect on the Louisville stage.

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Draft Beer To Go

Growlers are said to date back to the late 1800s, when small pails of beer made a growling sound as the beer sloshed around and CO2 escaped from the lid. Today, the growler has evolved into a glass jug with a screw-on cap, usually in a half-gallon size. “The advantage of a growler over a six-pack is that it is the freshest beer possible,” says Hoperatives blogger Carla Gesell-Streeter. “As long as you drink it soon after purchasing.” That has made it increasingly popular, and growler stations have popped up in about a dozen locations (including a coffee-only station at Tazza Mia). Party Town in Florence, for example, has 18 taps ranging from the palest ale (Boulder Brewing Co. Hoopla Pale Ale) to the darkest stout (Southern Tier Jah-va Coffee Stout), allowing adventurous drinkers to sample hard-to-find beers like Avery’s The Beast Grand Cru, a deep burgundy ale with a 16 percent alcohol content and made with plums, raisins, and molasses.